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With no benefits and less pay than prosecutors, entry-level public defenders want a raise

By Gisela Perez de Acha | October 2, 2018

They have no health insurance. They work ten or 11-hour days. They have no free weekends. No, they aren’t flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant. They are attorneys on the government’s payroll. Public defenders, the lawyers hired by the county government to aid those who cannot afford legal representation, showed up at the Contra…

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Clean Slate event offers over 300 assistance with criminal records

By Lauren Schwartzman | October 24, 2016
Attorney Jeffrey Landau of the Office of the Public Defender speaks with Tamika Gilbert about her record. In the background, attorney Raul Arroyo-Mendoza speaks with a client. Photo by Lauren Schwartzman.

Over 300 people attended a Clean Slate Day in North Richmond, organized by the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender, in the hopes of clearing their criminal records.

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County supervisors approve task force to combat criminal justice racial disparities

By Matt Beagle | April 21, 2016

Last Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors took a step towards examining racial disparities in the county’s criminal justice system. At the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 12, the board unanimously approved the formation of a Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force, comprised of county leaders.

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